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What next for founders seeking their next adventure: Launch, Get a Job, Invest, Consult?

David Teten VC

Consulting. If you love the team and traction, you can pitch them to join them as an advisor or cofounder. . Consulting. The simplest way to earn some income while you research your next move is to do some part-time consulting. Some paths to win consulting work: Join the major expert networks (e.g.,

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Pitching tech to optimize building design for sustainability, Atlanta-based Cove.tool raises $5.7 million

TechCrunch

The company’s first product is software that helps model the energy consumption of a building and provides insights on how to improve energy efficiency. And the company has a plan to see if it can design energy-efficient structures for a Martian environment. Now the company is $5.7

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15 Underrepresented Founders Share $170K in Startup302 Grant Prizes

American Entrepreneurship

Mentorships and other resources also provided to winning tech-enabled startups led by members of underfunded demographics as part of Delaware’s fourth annual pitch competition WILMINGTON, Del. (

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EO’s Most Popular Inc. Posts: A Lookback at 2023

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Set Goals Like Google: Why OKRs Surpass Other Goal-Setting Methods for Entrepreneurs Eric Crews (EO Boston), founder and CEO of management consulting firm Crews & co., My consulting firm has used them with over 100 companies. Also, check out Real Simple Business , where Barry shares his successful business secrets. But the No.1

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Out There Bets and Insider Games: The Social Barriers to Funding Big Ideas

This is going to be BIG.

Below is a link to the pitch video. There wasn’t any context around it—not exactly something I’d call a “pitch”. I explained that this wasn’t really a pitch because it lacked all sorts of context. He went off to go recruit a team of aviation experts—people who had consulted on and built serious vehicles and projects.

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Two Local Erie Startups win Ben Franklin’s TechCelerator Business Bootcamp

Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Zenedge (Marva Morris) – Zenedge is revolutionizing the energy drink market by enhancing packaging, introducing new flavors, innovating the formula, and prioritizing healthier ingredients. Hydrant Care (John Fink) – Large-scale deployment of IoT sensors on fire hydrants for enhanced safety and monitoring.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.